Peru Meteorite Update

September 20, 2007

In the latest news(1) in the Peruvian meteorite crash, a geologist has confirmed that it was indeed a meteorite that smashed into a desolate area near the Bolivian border on Saturday morning. Earlier, some scientists had speculated(2) that it might have been a geyser that erupted rather than a meteor crash. Questions still remain as to whether "toxic fumes" were released, and if the meteorite actually sickened people, as has been claimed. Click here(3) for more.